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Más litio, menos huella III 

The best startups were identified to implement solutions related to the transition to clean energy, electromobility, and water resource management in communities in the Antofagasta and Tarapacá regions, with $120,000 USD distributed among the winners.

46

applications

05

countries

10

startups finalist

01

Electromobility

Proposals that drive the development of electromobility in Chile, with a preference for those that generate value in remote, isolated, or vulnerable sectors contributing to accessible and more energy-efficient transportation

Search clusters

  • Energy storage technologies

  • Charging points

  • New business models for electric vehicles

02

Stationary Storage

Proposals to extend the use of storage technologies with a preference for remote, isolated, or vulnerable sectors that lack access to the electrical grid or experience intermittent supply, in order to promote self-generation and self-consumption.

Search clusters

  • Stationary energy storage technologies and management

  • New business models for stationary storage

03

Access and Care of Water Resources

Proposals to enable sustainable and secure access to clean drinking water in communities affected by drought and contamination, through the use and harnessing of clean energies.

Search clusters

  • Technologies for increasing the availability of clean drinking water

  • Technologies for water purification and treatment of contaminated water

  • New business models in water management in communities

Scouting

+1200

startups

reached

344

startups

connected

47

meetings

held

The scouting process is carried out through hunting, accessing a global database of startups, and the fishing process through the dissemination of the call through different channels

Winners

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Manufacturing of electric vehicles, focused on the sports and private sectors with the aim of promoting cleaner alternatives, contributing to the energy transition.

Electroriders

Electromobility

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Design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of innovative, eco-friendly, and reliable products based on renewable energies.

Clean Light

Energy storage

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Development and sale of the Hydro Saver System, which solves the loss of cold water at the beginning of a shower while waiting for hot water.

Ecoshower

Energy

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José Miguel Berguño

SQM Vice-President 

"For the company, these instances are opportunities to generate social, economic, and environmental impact from another perspective. We are global leaders with our lines of business, but we also need to enhance innovation at the local level to find solutions that contribute to people's quality of life (...)"

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